新年 (san1 nin4) — the new year in Cantonese
sanˉ¹新ninˎ₄年Mandarin Pinyin: xin1 nian2
Meaning of 新年
nounthe new year
nounNew Year's Day
noun(noun) Lunar New Year
Example Sentences with 新年
祝你新年快樂！
Wishing you a happy new year!
sanˉ¹新ninˎ₄年faai˗₃快lok6,樂，lungˎ₄龍ninˎ₄年haangˎ₄行daaiˍ₆大wan6!運！
Happy New Year, may the Year of the Dragon bring you great luck!
sanˉ¹新ninˎ₄年faai˗₃快lok6!樂！
Happy New Year!
sanˉ¹新ninˎ₄年zongˉ¹裝sikˉ¹飾jiu˗₃要loˊ²攞ji˗₃意tau4.頭。
New Year's decorations should be auspicious.
sanˉ¹新ninˎ₄年gongˊ²講houˊ²好ji˗₃意tauˎ₄頭
We talk about good omens during Chinese New Year.
Characters in 新年
Words Containing 新年
新年快樂san1 nin4 faai3 lok6
Happy New Year
中國新年zung1 gwok3 san1 nin4
the Lunar/Chinese New Year
農曆新年nung4 lik6 san1 nin4
Chinese Lunar New Year's Day — takes place betw. mid-January and mid-February | Lit., "Farmers' Calendar New Year" | People's Republic of China prefers the term '春節' (Spring Festival)
新年頭san1 nin4 tau2
the first day of the lunar month up until the Lantern Festival on the 15th of the same month
新年大計san1 nin4 daai6 gai3
New Year's resolution
新年進步san1 nin4 zeon3 bou6
Happy New Year
日本新年jat6 bun2 san1 nin4
Japanese new year (shogatsu or oshogatsu)
新年好san1 nin4 hou2
"Happy New Year!"
新年流流san1 nin4 lau4 lau4
to say 'it is Chinese new year now'
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